Archives for May 26, 2009

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New sealable polyester packaging

By Mike Stones

A new range of sealable, polyester food packaging products designed to replace clear, rigid polyvinyl chloride (PVC) packaging has been launched by Spartech Corporation.

Maxx launches bitter-free green tea for bakery

By Stephen Daniells

Upstate New York-based Maxx Performance has introduced an encapsulated green tea extract allowing addition to bakery and other dried goods without compromising flavor.

FDA failed over salmonella outbreak, says new chief

By Rory Harrington

The recent outbreak of salmonella in the United States caused by contaminated peanut butter represented a “failure” by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency’s new commissioner said this week as she took up her post.